Radiopaedia Helpers

Contractions

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"Contractions are commonly found in English speech, and is the term for words where apostrophes are used to denote absent letters, e.g. "it's", "don't", and "you're"."

Line 1:164 · Never use contractions: use 'it is' in place of 'it's'.

"Contractions are commonly found in English speech, and is the term for words where apostrophes are used to denote absent letters, e.g. "it's", "don't", and "you're"."

Line 1:172 · Never use contractions: use 'do not' in place of 'don't'.

"Contractions are commonly found in English speech, and is the term for words where apostrophes are used to denote absent letters, e.g. "it's", "don't", and "you're"."

Line 1:185 · Never use contractions: use 'you are' in place of 'you're'.

"However, in written English, and therefore Radiopaedia we generally prefer the non-contracted form, e.g. "cannot" instead of "can't", "we would" instead of "we'd", etc."

Line 2:130 · Never use contractions: use 'cannot' in place of 'can't'.

"However, in written English, and therefore Radiopaedia we generally prefer the non-contracted form, e.g. "cannot" instead of "can't", "we would" instead of "we'd", etc."

Line 2:161 · Never use contractions: use 'we would' in place of 'we'd'.

"aren't: are not"

Line 9:8 · Never use contractions: use 'are not' in place of 'aren't'.

"can't: cannot"

Line 10:8 · Never use contractions: use 'cannot' in place of 'can't'.

"couldn't: could not"

Line 12:8 · Never use contractions: use 'could not' in place of 'couldn't'.

"didn't: did not"

Line 13:8 · Never use contractions: use 'did not' in place of 'didn't'.

"doesn't: does not"

Line 14:8 · Never use contractions: use 'does not' in place of 'doesn't'.

"don't: do not"

Line 15:8 · Never use contractions: use 'do not' in place of 'don't'.

"hadn't: had not"

Line 16:8 · Never use contractions: use 'had not' in place of 'hadn't'.

"hasn't: has not"

Line 17:8 · Never use contractions: use 'has not' in place of 'hasn't'.

"haven't: have not"

Line 18:8 · Never use contractions: use 'have not' in place of 'haven't'.

"he'd: he had or he would"

Line 19:8 · Never use contractions: use 'he would' in place of 'he'd'.

"how's: how has or how is"

Line 22:8 · Never use contractions: use 'how is' in place of 'how's'.

"I'd: I had or I would"

Line 23:8 · Never use contractions: use 'I had' in place of 'I'd'.

"isn't: is not"

Line 27:8 · Never use contractions: use 'is not' in place of 'isn't'.

"it'd: it had or it would"

Line 28:8 · Never use contractions: use 'it would' in place of 'it'd'.

"it's: it has or it is"

Line 30:8 · Never use contractions: use 'it is' in place of 'it's'.

"oughtn't: ought not"

Line 34:8 · Never use contractions: use 'ought not' in place of 'oughtn't'.

"shan't: shall not"

Line 35:8 · Never use contractions: use 'shall not' in place of 'shan't'.

"should've: should have"

Line 39:8 · Never use contractions: use 'should have' in place of 'should've'.

"shouldn't: should not"

Line 40:8 · Never use contractions: use 'should not' in place of 'shouldn't'.

"that's: that has or that is"

Line 43:8 · Never use contractions: use 'that is' in place of 'that's'.

"there'd: there had or there would"

Line 44:8 · Never use contractions: use 'there would' in place of 'there'd'.

"there're: there are"

Line 45:8 · Never use contractions: use 'there are' in place of 'there're'.

"there's: there has or there is"

Line 46:8 · Never use contractions: use 'there is or there has' in place of 'there's'.

"they're: they are"

Line 49:8 · Never use contractions: use 'they are' in place of 'they're'.

"they've: they have"

Line 50:8 · Never use contractions: use 'they have' in place of 'they've'.

"wasn't: was not"

Line 51:8 · Never use contractions: use 'was not' in place of 'wasn't'.

"we'd: we had or we would"

Line 52:8 · Never use contractions: use 'we would' in place of 'we'd'.

"we're: we are"

Line 54:8 · Never use contractions: use 'we are' in place of 'we're'.

"we've: we have"

Line 55:8 · Never use contractions: use 'we have' in place of 'we've'.

"weren't: were not"

Line 56:8 · Never use contractions: use 'were not' in place of 'weren't'.

"what's: what has or what is"

Line 58:8 · Never use contractions: use 'what is' in place of 'what's'.

"when's: when has or when is"

Line 59:8 · Never use contractions: use 'when is' in place of 'when's'.

"where's: where has or where is"

Line 62:8 · Never use contractions: use 'where is' in place of 'where's'.

"who're: who are"

Line 64:8 · Never use contractions: use 'who are' in place of 'who're'.

"who's: who has or who is"

Line 65:8 · Never use contractions: use 'who is' in place of 'who's'.

"won't: will not"

Line 68:8 · Never use contractions: use 'will not' in place of 'won't'.

"would've: would have"

Line 69:8 · Never use contractions: use 'would have' in place of 'would've'.

"you'd: you had or you would"

Line 71:8 · Never use contractions: use 'you had or you would' in place of 'you'd'.

"you'll: you will"

Line 72:8 · Never use contractions: use 'you will' in place of 'you'll'.

"you're: you are"

Line 73:8 · Never use contractions: use 'you are' in place of 'you're'.

"you've: you have"

Line 74:8 · Never use contractions: use 'you have' in place of 'you've'.

"NB: List is alphabetical: apostrophes are deemed to come before 'a' in the alphabet, hence could've comes before couldn't even though ignoring the apostrophe and using letters only would suggest that the reverse is correct."

Line 77:117 · Never use contractions: use 'could not' in place of 'couldn't'.

EG List And

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"Contractions are commonly found in English speech, and is the term for words where apostrophes are used to denote absent letters, e.g. "it's", "don't", and "you're"."

Line 1:158 · An e.g. list gives selected examples, so it should not end with 'and' or 'or': 'e.g. "it's", "don't", and'.

Colons

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Line 77:6 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': List is'.

Headings Valid

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H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"English contractions"

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